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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2019

Effects of Intermittent Fasting during Ramadan on Insulin-like Growth Factor-1, Interleukin 2, and Lipid Profile in Healthy Muslims.

Ali R Rahbar, Eisa Safavi, Maryam Rooholamini, Fateme Jaafari, Sadegh Darvishi, Amin Rahbar

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ali R RahbarDepartment of Nutrition, Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
Eisa SafaviDepartment of Laboratory Technology, Paramedical Faculty, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
Maryam RooholaminiDepartment of Nutrition, Student Research Committee, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
Fateme JaafariDepartment of Nutrition, Student Research Committee, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
Sadegh DarvishiDepartment of Nutrition, Student Research Committee, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
Amin RahbarDepartment of Nutrition, Student Research Committee, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInsulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) play an essential role in pathophysiology of several chronic diseases. As a stressor, fasting in Ramadan may increase inflammatory markers such as IGF-1 and IL-2 in Muslims. The aim of this before-after study was to investigate the effects of fasting in Ramadan on IGF-1 and IL-2 levels in individuals.

methodsIn all, 34 men age 16-64 years were selected out of the overall number of individuals who were ready for fasting entirely throughout Ramadan. A sample of blood was drawn from the contributors before and after Ramadan, and plasma IGF-1, IL-2, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were determined. To identify differences between the initial and final values of test results of the study for plasma IGF-1, IL-2, and lipid parameters, we used paired sample

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conclusionsIt is concluded that fasting in Ramadan independent of anthropometric measures attenuates inflammation and is beneficiary to health.

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Fastinginsulin-like growth factor-1lipids

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